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Saturday, April 7, 2012

Artist Marg Kuhl with her work at Starbucks, Eau Gallie

Indian
River Potters’ Guild Director Valerie Karas is pleased to announce that
one of the studio’s talented resident artists is honored as the Artist
of the Month at Starbucks in the Eau Gallie Arts District.

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Ms Kuhl states; “My works form a series; not by careful structure,
planning, or predestination, but naturally, because one piece follows
the next. A thread connects each with all the previous works through
common iconography, color, manipulation of line, and all of the choices
made during the process. My goal is not to reproduce an exact likeness
of something I see or something real. The open-ended process is my way
of exploring and expressing the obsessions that crowd my mind. Some may
see the finished pieces as whimsical, weird, happy, or challenging.
Nothing is literal; so the viewer is free to respond, experience, and
interpret the work from his or her own perspective. My ways of working
constantly change, yet they always remain the same. I make the work,
inventing as I go.”

Ms
Kuhl’s work is on display for the month of April at Starbucks, and can
also be viewed at Indian River Potters’ Guild, where she is a founding
member. Ms Karas is proud to have one of the Guild’s artists
highlighted in Brevard County, and especially within the Eau Gallie Arts
District, which is home to the studio.

“Indian
River Potters’ Guild is expanding its offerings to the public, and
invites anyone with a little curiosity to take a class or workshop to
explore the creative process. We have something to suit all levels of
skill and interest. We are also expanding our membership to bring more
resident artists into the space. Most recently we began to have Raku
firings for our students and members. This addition to the studio is
very exciting,” shares Director Valerie Karas.